HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM-MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS FOR HENRY FORD HEALTH - MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (HSC) SET FORTH BOTH THE OVERALL TIMELINE AS WELL AS KEY MILESTONES REGARDING THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE HSC. DURING 2022, WHILE STILL AT THE FORMATIVE STAGE, THE HSC RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR THE PLAN FOR INTEGRATION OF THE TWO STAKEHOLDERS' FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS WHICH WILL PHASE IN BEGINNING IN 2023. PLANNING HAS COMMENCED FOR A NEW RESEARCH FACILITY TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE HENRY FORD HEALTH PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDTOWN DETROIT COMMUNITY. MOST LIKELY TIMING FOR GROUNDBREAKING WOULD BE IN 2024. THE MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS AT HENRY FORD HEALTH WERE ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, PROVIDING MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS AND PLANNING FOR ALIGNMENT OF THE CARE DELIVERY PROGRAMS AT THE TWO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WERE ALSO INITIATED. MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EXCITING ACHIEVEMENTS FOLLOWS.ADVANCING RESEARCH:FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, HENRY FORD HAS EMBODIED CLINICAL RESEARCH EXPERTISE, INTRODUCING THE NEWEST THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS. MSU, AN ACADEMIC POWERHOUSE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, HAS RENOWNED STRENGTH IN BASIC RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THIS PARTNERSHIP IS BRINGING MEDICAL DISCOVERIES FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE.SINCE ACHIEVING RECOGNITION BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) AS A SINGLE, ALIGNED RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, THE PARTNERSHIP'S RESEARCHERS HAVE SUBMITTED MORE THAN 200 NIH GRANT PROPOSALS TOTALING NEARLY $500 MILLION IN FUNDING REQUESTS.OUR WORLD CLASS RESEARCH FACILITY IN DETROIT, SET TO OPEN IN 2027, WILL FURTHER FUSE BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, SERVING AS AN EPICENTER FOR INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY.COMBATTING CANCER:THE PARTNERSHIP IS BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS TO CREATE A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED CANCER THERAPIES AND RESEARCH. A KEY FOCUS IS CLOSING THE GAP IN HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS IN CANCER RESEARCH INCLUDE NEARLY $2 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING AND INTEGRATION GRANTS TO CULTIVATE COLLABORATION, WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM TO BLAZE A PATH TO INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS.EVOLVING EDUCATION:THIS PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING TOGETHER TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND NURSES TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. THE PARTNERSHIP HAS INTRODUCED A NEW MSU COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE CAMPUS AT HENRY FORD HOSPITAL IN DETROIT, EXPANDED MSU COLLEGE OF NURSING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT HENRY FORD HEALTH AND WORKED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR LONG-STANDING MSU COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PARTNERSHIP AT OUR HOSPITALS IN JACKSON, MACOMB AND WYANDOTTE.CREATING HEALTH EQUITY:DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE (DEIJ) IS EMBEDDED IN ALL OUR PARTNERSHIP WORK. TOGETHER, OUR PARTNERSHIP IS ESTABLISHING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO END HEALTH DISPARITIES. ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT TO OUR DEIJ EFFORTS IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WITH A COMMITMENT TO TRAINING DIVERSE FUTURE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO CAN MEET MICHIGAN'S 21ST CENTURY HEALTH CARE NEEDS.STRENGTHENING DETROIT:A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF DETROIT IS AT THE HEART OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. AS LEADERS IN ADVANCED RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, COMPLEX CARE AND PRECISION HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND VALUE-BASED CARE, HENRY FORD AND MSU BELIEVE THEY CAN MAKE A GREATER IMPACT AS CLOSELY ALIGNED PARTNERS THAN THEY COULD INDIVIDUALLY, ANTICIPATING OUR PARTNERSHIP WILL RESULT IN: JOB CREATION FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN THE CITY MEDICAL AND NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DETROIT RESIDENTS INCREASED DIVERSITY OF FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DETROIT AS THE DESTINATION FOR THE NATION'S BEST PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS ATTRACTING INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND START-UPS INTERESTED IN HEALTH INNOVATION